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Shaolin Dolemite (1999)

Shaolin Dolemite poster
Directed by
Robert Tai
Genre
martial arts film, blaxploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This direct-to-video movie stars Rudy Ray Moore. It reuses footage from a 1986 Taiwanese kung fu film with new English dialogue. The story follows a martial arts fighter who gets into a series of brawls and adventures.

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What happens

Shaolin Dolemite is a 1999 direct-to-video film starring Rudy Ray Moore and in name, a sequel to Dolemite (1975). The film was created by re-dubbing footage filmed for the 1986 Taiwanese kung fu film Ren zhe da (known in English as Ninja: The Final Duel). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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